G20 Working Group Meeting | We must mobilise private finance for disaster risk reduction: P.K. Mishra

G20 Working Group Meeting | We must mobilise private finance for disaster risk reduction: P.K. Mishra

The Third Meeting of the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group was held in Chennai on Monday, July 24, 2023 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Over the past few years, India has completely transformed the way disaster risk reduction is financed, said Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P. K. Mishra. Speaking at the Third Meeting of the … Read more

Founder-chairman of Sri Chaitanya Group B. S. Rao passes away

Founder-chairman of Sri Chaitanya Group B. S. Rao passes away

Founder and Chairman of Sri Chaitanya Group of Educational Institutions Boppana Satyanarayana Rao, popularly known as B. S. Rao, died on Thursday at a private hospital while undergoing treatment after he reportedly had a fall in the bathroom, in Hyderabad. He was 76 and is survived by wife Jhansi Lakshmi Bai and two daughters Sushma … Read more

Lloyds Banking Group setting up tech development centre in Hyderabad

Lloyds Banking Group setting up tech development centre in Hyderabad

The facility, which will open by 2023, forms a part of the 3 billion pound strategic investment the Group has announced to transform its digital offering. Photo: Special Arrangement British financial services major Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is setting up a technology centre in Hyderabad as part of a larger 3 billion pound strategic investment aimed … Read more

Tribal group slams CM Biren’s inclusion in Manipur peace panel

Tribal group slams CM Biren’s inclusion in Manipur peace panel

Security personnel conducted Joint Combing Operations in sensitive areas in both the Hills and Valley Sectors of Manipur in the wake of the rising violence in the State. | Photo Credit: ANI GUWAHATI The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) on June 11 slammed the Centre for including Manipur Chief Minister, Nongthombam Biren Singh in a … Read more

Eating disorder group pulls chatbot sharing diet advice

Eating disorder group pulls chatbot sharing diet advice

“Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder,” Sharon Maxwell, a weight inclusive activist, wrote in a widely viewed post on Instagram detailing an interaction with the bot, which she said told her to monitor her weight daily and maintain a calorie deficit. Source link

Second G20 Culture Working Group meet to kick off in Bhubaneswar

Second G20 Culture Working Group meet to kick off in Bhubaneswar

Delegates attend a workshop on Future of Work: Skill Architecture and Governance Models of India and Singapore during “Future of Work” under the G20 EdWG presidency meet at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT-BBSR) campus, in Bhubaneswar on April 20, 2023. The second G20 Culture Working Group … Read more

Priory Group whistleblowers ‘concerned for patient safety’

Priory Group whistleblowers ‘concerned for patient safety’

But it concluded that, when it came to high staff turnover, “although the Priory was aware of the challenge and had identified it as a high risk for the organisation and has taken steps to address it, there was not a clear approach for ensuring that they fully understood the reasons for the turnover and … Read more

Brain injury legal claims group grows to 378 ex-players

Brain injury legal claims group grows to 378 ex-players

Ex-Wales wing Dafydd James says he is speaking out about his “daily battle” with dementia to try to help others A group of former football, rugby league and rugby union players who are taking legal action claiming they suffered brain injuries playing their respective sports has grown to 378. The new claimants include 100 former … Read more